US 11,918,886 B2
Coil protection assembly
Gregory James Collins, Loretto (CA); Steven Roncadin, Maple (CA); and Erin Dawn Dobo, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Grit Inc., (CA)
Appl. No. 16/754,005
Filed by GRIT INC., Loretto (CA)
PCT Filed Oct. 4, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/001247
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/069136, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/568,830, filed on Oct. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271079 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. A41D 13/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A63B 71/14 (2006.01); A41D 19/015 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/143 (2013.01) [A41D 13/088 (2013.01); A63B 71/12 (2013.01); A41D 19/01594 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1258 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1275 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coil protection assembly configured to be incorporated into a piece of sports equipment, the coil protection assembly comprising:
(a) a coil element comprising:
i) an exterior surface,
(ii) an interior surface,
(iii) an elongated strip of material coiled into a plurality of loops, wherein the elongated strip of material comprises a first material extending from a first end to a second end, and
(iv) a segment comprising a second material and extending from the first end of the elongated strip of material, wherein the segment comprises an exterior surface and an interior surface;
(b) a foam layer disposed on the interior surface of the coil element, wherein the foam layer extends from the coil element onto the interior surface of the segment
(c) an outer layer enclosing the coil element and the foam layer; and
(d) a strip of liner material secured to the outer layer.